In the 1750's, regional kingdoms ruled over most of Africa with the exception of the Ottoman empire in the North
Most regional kingdoms fought against one another for slaves
In the 1900's, the Berlin Conference carved up Africa into their own states
Imperialism broke out in Africa areas from Europeans
Egypt became free with Muhammad Ali's help but eventually was controlled by the British
Economic
Slaves were the major export for European guns
Slaves went to the Americas and other colonial regions
Later though, raw materials became the main export
Cecil Rhodes was one of the successful business men who started the diamond and later gold trade in Africa
Suez Canal was built in Egypt to have goods from India to be shipped faster to Europe
Indentured labor came from all parts of the world to come to work on Africa's mines and plantations
Religious
Throughout this period Africans kept their native religions
Islam ruled in the north with the Ottomans and a little in the east along the coast
Christian missionaries came into Africa throughout this period winning converts trying to get more and more to convert to Christianity
Social
White men were in power
Same sort of ruling system
As time goes on, White men became more powerful by spliting clans with their new boundaries
Destroyed clan groups which is called the White Man's Burden
Intellectual
Got new technologies from the Europeans like guns and later railroads
had well built cities at one point but either were destroyed or Europeans didn't believe Africans could make such a thing
Africans began to be looked down apon by Social Darwinisms because white was believed by them to be better then all races of the world
Near Geographic
Near Europe and later controlled by them
Some areas were more united then others with geography
The climate in Africa made life for Europeans difficult which later made life hard for the Africans
Social groups were defined by different geographic locations not big states that the Europeans later create which made confusion, chaos, and making unification hard for Africans
(Africa), 1750-1914
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